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Catherine West vs Catherine McKinnell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Catherine West and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,423 shared comparable votes.

1,412 same votes 11 different votes 1,423 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
114 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
114 Aye 72 No
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
63 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
63 Aye 67 No
35 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
35 Aye 93 No
24 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 38 No
Trade 97% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 16 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
114 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
114 Aye 72 No
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
63 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
63 Aye 67 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
Participation
68.4%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,766
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,638
2,396 eligible divisions
954
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
54.6% of votes cast
812
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
743
45.4% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
Appearances
41
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
62
-89.4 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
95
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API